Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> December 30, 1999

Bob Duggan – Computer Motion Inc

BOB DUGGAN has served as Chief Executive Officer of Computer Motion, Inc., since 1997, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company since 1990, and has been a shareholder since 1989. Mr. Duggan has been a private venture investor for more than 25 years, and has participated in such fields as medical equipment, computer local and wide area networks, PC hardware and software distribution, digital encryption, consumer retail goods and outdoor media communications. He also assisted in corporate planning, capital formation and management for his various investments. He is a member of the University of California, Santa Barbara Foundation Board of Trustees, as well as the University's Engineering Steering Committee. Formerly, Mr. Duggan served as a member of the Boards of Trustees for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Santa Barbara Symphony. Profile
TWST: Since the company was founded in 1989, what have been the

milestones in its evolution?

Mr. Duggan: Computer Motion was founded with the goal of placing

a surgical robot in every OR